45 mixes with tracks by “Billie+Holiday+&+her+Orchestra”

TomCat longs for summer days spent basking in the sun. The background music? George Gershwin's aria from Porgy and Bess, a favorite of jazz artists since 1935. With lyrics by DuBose Heyward (author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based) "Summertime" has been covered more than 25,000 times by instrumentalists, vocalists, big bands, small combos, country heroes, pop stars, and rock icons. Here the focus is on recordings that infuse the melody with blues feel. It's a potent combination.

Forty-four songs from the year 1936 including music by Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, and Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra.

Sip whiskey with old, old music by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Connie Boswell, and Eddy Duchin.

Songs About Death, Dying, Murder, Revenge.

25 songs which I associate with spring in one way or another. Includes Nina Simone, Björk, The Innocence Mission, the folk singer Sinikka and the sax player Garbarek from Norway a.o. Be patient while the last one (title track) cues for nearly 20 seconds :)

some melancholic rainy-day jazz ballads to keep you company while you smoke, daydream, stare out a window. Music by Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, and Chico Hamilton with Eric Dolphy.

Eighteen tracks including music by Annette Hanshaw, Artie Shaw & His New Music, and Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & Martha Tilton. Throw these mellow tunes on, grab your sweetheart, and slow-dance the night away by the fireplace.

I was going for delicate. I wound up somewhere closer to the bitter end and still being able to taste the sweetness of it all. Tip of your tongue, didnt know which direction I meant kind of thing. I digress.

Twelve hazy ballads for the heart strings, the tender curves, and the eyes you could swim in. For your main squeeze waiting at the bar, or for the one who closed the door right in your face, these late 1930s ballads sing the heart. Including music by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, and Artie Shaw & His Orchestra.

(with love to the golden sparrow)

All jazz, early to late.
Seventeen tracks including swanky music by Bessie Smith & James P. Johnson, Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra and Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.

Enjoy and stay classy.

Twenty-six tracks recorded in 1941 -- including music by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, and Bing Crosby.

Smell the flowers and think of love.